A educação ambiental como ferramenta para a promoção do desenvolvimento rural sustentável na agricultura familiar

Abstract

The present work presents a study about the importance of Environmental education for the promotion of Sustainable Rural Development through the use of agroecological techniques that are less aggressive to the natural environment. The valuation of natural resources and ecological relations that take place in the environment is fundamental for the realization of sustainable rural development. To carry out the present research, a Participatory Rural Diagnosis was carried out with 35 family farmers from the municipality of Ametista do Sul, where they were questioned about the social, environmental and financial aspects of their properties and productive activities. The perception of the family farmers about their relation with the environment was fundamental for later planning and organization of a meeting between the family farmers with participation of the team of the municipal office of Emater, where the objective of the event was to approach the limiting topics of the process of the use of agroecological techniques by families, seeking to encourage and strengthen the use of sustainable techniques in rural areas. In this sense, environmental education is an important tool in the participatory process, in the construction of social values, where farmers have the opportunity to become more aware of their relationship with the natural environment. Sustainable rural development can be achieved in rural areas through the use of less aggressive production techniques. In the present study, we highlight agroecology as one of the alternatives that goes beyond the way production is carried out and addresses the importance of the whole process of establishment of activities.